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Even with just war theory as a guide, the answers remain murky to moral and ethical questions about whether a military strike is the appropriate response to what U.S. officials believe was a chemical attack against Syrian civilians, analysts said.

Pope Francis is leading the Catholic Church on an extraordinary campaign to prevent President Barack Obama's proposed military strike on Syria. On Sept. 4, the pope appealed to leaders of the G-20 nations to "lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution" to the Syrian civil war and promote instead a "peaceful solution through dialogue and negotiation."

The anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are upon us again. "Remembering Our Fallen" is a touring photo display honoring our military who have died from wounds suffered in a war zone since that day. Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Ahwatukee is the only parish in Arizona hosting the exhibit. It's dedicated to the family of Corpus Christi's Pfc. Mykel Miller who lost his life in a war-zone in Afghanistan.

As speculation mounted about Western air strikes on Syria, a committee of U.S. bishops called for a political solution, and Catholic leaders in Europe warned military intervention could lead to an escalation of hostilities.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called again for an end to the fighting in Syria, denouncing the "multiplication of massacres and atrocious acts,"...

Koffi Makolle sought asylum in the United States 13 years ago. The United Nations found human rights violations in his native land of Togo when people were killed during the 1998 elections.

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore held up statesman Sargent Shriver and other Catholics like him as "a living example of how faith enriches public life" June 21 at a standing-room-only Mass opening the second Fortnight for Freedom.

Today we remember Chaldean Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni, who, along with three subdeacons from Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul, Iraq, were killed June 3, 2007, while leaving the church after Mass.

Seven nuns plus four priests celebrating milestone jubilees in 1988 equaled 775 years of combined service to the church. Find out what percent of American adults believed in sin 10 years ago and what else made news in our May issues that year and in 1988.

Growing extremism in Syria could jeopardize the safety of all Christians, said Syriac Catholic Bishop Gregoire Melki of Jerusalem. "It is a very sad situation and we are really anxious," he told Catholic News Service May 18, following a special prayer service in Jerusalem. "We are very anxious when we remember what happened to the Christians in Iraq. We fear the same thing will happen to the Christians in Syria.